Fracture outcomes related to persistence and compliance with oral bisphosphonates
Fracture outcomes related to persistence and compliance with oral bisphosphonates
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DOI:
10.1359/jbmr.080510
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发表时间:
2008-10-01
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
van Staa, Tjeerd P.
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作者:
Gallagher, Arlene M.;Rietbrock, Stephan;van Staa, Tjeerd P.
The effects of low persistence on fracture risk have not been fully addressed. The objectives of this study were to describe the persistence and compliance with hisphosphonates and to evaluate the association with fracture risk. The General Practice Research database was used to identify patients >= 18 yr of age prescribed alendronate or risedronate. The follow-up was divided into periods of current and past use. Time-dependent Cox regression was used. The study population included 44,531 patients: 58.3% of the patients continued bisphosphonate treatment for >1 yr and 23.6%, for >5 yr. The risk of hip/femur fracture (adjusted relative rate [RR], 0.78; 95% CI, 0.64-0.94) and osteoporotic fracture (RR, 0.85: 95%, CI, 0.76-0.94) were lower with current compared with past hisphosphonate use. The largest reduction in hip/femur and osteoporotic fracture risk was observed in patients treated for at least 6 mo and no reduction in those treated for